Pomme de Feu (Indre)

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. From France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
55 mm ^b

Fruit Width
66 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed orange ^b

Russet Type
netted and dotted with russet ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
very greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine ^b

Flavour
slightly subacid ^b

Flowering Time
late ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 213   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.

Accession name
Pomme de Feu (Indre)

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
21st May Full (80%) flowering
29th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register